Initially, Morrissey was charged with vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated with gross negligence after she crashed head-on with another vehicle on West Ocean Avenue, or Highway 246, near Douglass Avenue on Oct. 13. She was allegedly driving in the wrong lane on the two-lane road.

The driver of the other car in the collision, Victoria Levinson, 62, of Santa Maria, died several hours later at a local hospital.

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Deputy District Attorney Stephanie Savrnoch said she filed an amended complaint against Morrissey to add the manslaughter charge.

Morrissey also faces charges of driving under the influence causing injury with a special allegation of causing great bodily injury and driving under the influence of alcohol with a blood-alcohol level above 0.08 percent.

In addition to having methamphetamine in her system, Morrissey reportedly had a blood alcohol level of 0.17 the night of the crash, according to the criminal complaint.

Morrissey, who is represented by Deputy Public Defender Sara Elturk, has not yet entered a plea to the charges.

She was ordered to return to court April 7 for a further arraignment hearing.

During Friday’s brief hearing, the judge boosted Morrissey’s bail to $1 million, double the original amount.

After twice being released from jail, Morrissey has been in custody since early March because of a positive drug test.